Bogan crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Bogan is a council area in New South Wales with about 2,373 residents. It has a Crime Score 76 out of 100 (high), 40th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (80th percentile), sexual offences (94th percentile), break-ins (94th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 67.
In 2025-26: violent 2,613 per 100,000 (+44% vs five years earlier); property 9,060 per 100,000 (+64% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,571 per 100,000 (+254% vs five years earlier); theft 3,118 per 100,000 (+41% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 11th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Bogan council area is 3.5% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.9% of occupied homes (38 public and 16 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.3% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.2% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 5.3% of homes; about 16 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.4% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,613 | 62 | +44% |
| Property | 9,060 | 215 | +64% |
| Break-ins | 2,571 | 61 | +254% |
| Theft | 3,118 | 74 | +41% |
Questions
Is Bogan safe?
Bogan recorded 2,610 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2.3 times the New South Wales rate (1,150) and 2 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 76 out of 100 (high), 40th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Bogan?
61 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,570 per 100,000 residents, 8.5 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Bogan council area
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